ID	CommitteeCode	Position	FromDate	ThruDate	Rank	Title	PositionCode	FullName	Email	Company	Phone
9104838	CORDILLERAN	C	5/16/2023	5/31/2024	1	Chair	C	Dr. JAY Chapman	jbchapmanv@utep.edu	University of Texas at El Paso	(520) 429-9713
9077828	CORDILLERAN	PC	5/19/2023	5/31/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Scott E.K. Bennett	sekbennett@usgs.gov	U.S. Geological Survey
1932678	CORDILLERAN	VC	5/16/2023	5/31/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Dr. John Wakabayashi	johnwako@sbcglobal.net	California State University, Fresno	5592786459
1043940	CORDILLERAN	S	7/1/2017	6/30/2025	16	Secretary	S	Dr. Calvin G. Barnes	cal.barnes@ttu.edu	Texas Tech
1334566	NORTH-CENTRAL	C	5/8/2023	5/1/2024	1	Chair	C	Dr. Douglas R. Gouzie, RG	douglasgouzie@missouristate.edu	Missouri State University- Geology	(417) 836-5228
9066839	NORTH-CENTRAL	PC	5/8/2023	5/1/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Tara A. Kneeshaw	kneeshta@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	(616) 331-8996
1600278	NORTH-CENTRAL	VC	5/8/2023	5/1/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Dr. Kevin Lee Mickus	kevinmickus@missouristate.edu	Missouri State Univ Geology	(417) 836-6375
1694000	NORTH-CENTRAL	PVC	5/8/2023	5/1/2024	13	Past Vice-Chair	PVC	Dr. Virginia L. Peterson	petersvi@gvsu.edu	Grand Valley State University	(616) 331-2811
9077957	NORTH-CENTRAL	S	4/20/2021	5/1/2025	16	Secretary	S	Dr. Tandis S. Bidgoli	tandis.bidgoli@csusb.edu	Cal. State Univ. San Bernardino
9224849	NORTH-CENTRAL	SR	5/8/2023	5/30/2025	81	Student Representative	SR	Mr. Ezekiel King Phillips	kingphej@mail.uc.edu	University of Cincinnati, Department of Geosciences
9141424	NORTH-CENTRAL	ML	5/8/2023	5/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Stuart Michael Kenderes	skenderes@gmail.com
9085814	NORTH-CENTRAL	ML	5/8/2023	5/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. James Joseph Zambito, IV	zambitoj@beloit.edu	Beloit College, Department of Geology	(608) 363-2223
2004214	NORTH-CENTRAL	ML	6/1/2021	6/1/2024	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. William S. Elliott, Jr.	wselliott@usi.edu	Univ Southern Indiana, Dept Geology, Physics, & Env Science	(812) 228-5053
2001605	NORTHEASTERN	PC	7/1/2023	6/30/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Dr. Howell Bosbyshell	hbosbyshell@wcupa.edu	West Chester University	(610) 436-2805
1954624	NORTHEASTERN	S-T	3/21/2013	6/30/2026	17	Secretary-Treasurer	S-T	Dr. David P. West, Jr.	dwest@middlebury.edu	Middlebury College	(802) 443-3476
2002643	NORTHEASTERN	ML	7/1/2022	6/30/2024	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Ms. Michelle J. Markley	mmarkley@mtholyoke.edu	Mount Holyoke College Geology & Geogra
9100751	ROCKY_MTN	C	6/1/2023	5/31/2024	1	Chair	C	Dr. David M. Pearson	peardavi@isu.edu	Idaho State University	(208) 282-3486
9116526	ROCKY_MTN	PC	8/1/2023	7/31/2024	6	Past Chair	PC	Dr. Elizabeth Balgord	elizabethbalgord@weber.edu	Weber State University, Earth & Environmental Sciences	(801) 626-6225
9131751	ROCKY_MTN	CE	8/23/2023	5/31/2024	11	Chair-elect	CE	Emily J. Kleber	ekleber@utah.gov	Utah Geological Survey	(801) 537-3380
9127396	ROCKY_MTN	S	7/30/2022	7/29/2026	16	Secretary	S	Shannon Mahan	fiftyisntold@gmail.com	US Geological Survey	(303) 236-7928
9309302	ROCKY_MTN	GRADSTU	8/10/2023	5/30/2025	81	Graduate Student Representative	GRADSTU	Mrs. Kristen Elizabeth Smith	krstnwolf92@gmail.com	Brigham Young University- Provo
9318775	ROCKY_MTN	UNGDSTREP	8/14/2023	5/30/2025	81	Undergraduate Student Representative	UNGDSTREP	Michael Tiago Heebner	michaeltiagoheebn@isu.edu	Idaho State Univ, Geology	(208) 236-3111
9082735	ROCKY_MTN	ML	7/30/2022	7/29/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Alexis Katherine Ault	alexis.ault@usu.edu	Utah State University	(757) 784-6452
9050462	ROCKY_MTN	ML	6/1/2023	5/31/2024	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Benjamin J. C. Laabs	benjamin.laabs@ndsu.edu	North Dakota State University	(303) 579-2174
9309186	SOUTH-CENTRAL	C	4/1/2023	5/1/2024	1	Chair	C	Prof. Mohamed Aly, Ph.D.	aly@uark.edu	Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas	(479) 575-3185
2009963	SOUTH-CENTRAL	VC	4/1/2023	5/1/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Mr. Scott Marvin Ausbrooks	scott.ausbrooks@arkansas.gov	Office of the State Geologist - Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment	(501) 296-1882
9116880	SOUTH-CENTRAL	VC	4/1/2023	5/1/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Angela Chandler	angela.chandler@arkansas.gov	Office of the State Geologist	(501) 683-0111
9082526	SOUTH-CENTRAL	S	10/13/2021	10/21/2025	16	Secretary	S	Michael T. DeAngelis	mtdeangelis@ualr.edu	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	(501) 916-5761
9309186	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2022	4/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Prof. Mohamed Aly, Ph.D.	aly@uark.edu	Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas	(479) 575-3185
1990011	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	10/1/2018	4/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Wendi J. W. Williams	wwilliam@southtexascollege.edu	South Texas College	(956) 872-8319
1825403	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2022	5/30/2026	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Prof. Jay B. Sims, III	wmjaysims@gmail.com	UALR	(501) 413-9363
1089419	SOUTH-CENTRAL	ML	4/1/2021	5/1/2025	126	Member-at-Large	ML	Dr. Stephen K. Boss	sboss@uark.edu	University of Arkansas	(479) 409-9857
9055777	SOUTHEASTERN	C	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	1	Chair	C	Willis Hames	hameswe@auburn.edu	Auburn University, Geosciences	(334) 844-4881
9054599	SOUTHEASTERN	CE	4/17/2024	3/28/2025	11	Chair-elect	CE	Dr. Arthur James Merschat	amerschat@usgs.gov	USGS	(865) 207-2857
2006661	SOUTHEASTERN	VC	3/22/2023	4/22/2024	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Mr. Blair R. Tormey	btormey@wcu.edu	Western Carolina University	(828) 227-2536
1521935	SOUTHEASTERN	VC	4/17/2024	3/28/2025	12	Vice-Chair	VC	Dr. Stephen A. Leslie	lesliesa@jmu.edu	James Madison University	(540) 568-6130
9129125	SOUTHEASTERN	S-T	3/22/2023	3/28/2025	17	Secretary-Treasurer	S-T	Katherine Luciano	lucianok@dnr.sc.gov	South Carolina Geological Survey	843-953-6843

About the Cordilleran Section

The Cordilleran Section is the oldest of GSA's sections. It was formally approved on 26 August 1901, when the Society itself was only 13 years old. The first organizational meeting of the Section, held in Berkeley, California, in 1899, included the presentation of 11 scientific papers. Please explore the links at right to learn about the benefits we offer our Section members.

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2023-2024 Section Officers

Terms: Chair—1 year; Vice-Chair— 1 year; Secretary—4 years

Management Board

Includes the Section officers, the Section chair for the preceding year, and two voting members of GSA, one selected by the Seismological Society of America, and one by the Pacific Coast Section of the Paleontological Society to serve as councilors for one year.

GSA Councilors

Richard M. Ortiz

Membership

3,975 voting members of the Section as of 31 December 2023.

Region

In the United States:

The states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and that part of Arizona south of 35 degrees North Latitude.

In Canada:

The Province of British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, and the Nunavut Territory.

In Mexico:

The Distrito Federal and the states of Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas.

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